Simeone will eat your brains
This is Diego Simeone – nemesis of David Beckham, Lazio legend and surprisingly successful football club manager.
Or perhaps his respectable coaching record is not such a shock given the force of will the ex-midfielder displayed until he retired in 2006. Italian football fans will remember him in particular for brutal and inspiring displays during his [...]
Apertura is back on
The stands in one of South America’s biggest competitions will not be left empty after all – the Argentinian Apertura is to start next Friday – a delay of one week, after the government drew up plans to stump up $154 million in television broadcast rights.
Earlier in the week there was a slim chance the [...]
Who is Jesus Datolo?
When a spiky-haired 25-year-old strode onto the pitch in Moscow last night, even a hardened football junkie like me could be forgiven for breaking into a quizzical frown.
Argentina’s squad is generally packed with household names from Champions League regulars to significant domestic stars, and Jesus Datolo is barely even the latter.
But within 30 seconds of [...]